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Originally Posted by K_Freddie
Actually there was not much rolling to do.. I think it's more about the torque effect (not the prop-wash) of the inline vs the radial. I vaguely remember in one documentary that a P51 pilot mentioned that if you wall the merlin throttle it could flip the aircraft over while still on the ground, he over-emphasized gentle throttle application - such was the power of inline torque effects.
The game merlin gets very touchy at slow speeds where as the DB801 is quite tame and easier to control. I've seen many an unsuspecting Spit pilot plough into the ground behind me... 
It is controllable, but seemingly not at the FW190s turn rate at stall speeds.
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I certainly could be wrong here but there is no difference in the torque in a WW2 figher with a radial engine compared to a WW2 inline powered engine and because of this had no impact on turn.
There was in WW1 because on a WW1 radial engine was normally a rotary engine where the prop was fixed to the engine and the engine went round.